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Today had lunch at my favorite roast meat stall at this Commonwealth Crescent coffee shop. I ordered roast duck with an additional black sauce hard boiled egg. I was pleasantly surprised to find a double-yolk egg in it. I vaguely remember the last time I came across a double yolk egg was when I was a kid; when mum came across one while preparing our meals. It's like an old friend, "long time no see" haha.<br />
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I am not sure if it is a Chinese superstition but we often hear eating double-yolk egg or twin bananas will make women fertile or bear twins. Some suggest good luck. A search on the internet confirm these superstition exist. However in some parts of Britian it is considered a bad omen. Chinese tend to look with favour anything that comes in pair. It's like you get double positives, in goodness, in luck, in happiness etc. A good example is the "double happiness" sign put up during a traditional Chinese wedding. So I'd like to think something doubly positive is coming my way.</span><br />
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Dogcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674910993510467971noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139546620241441819.post-39529110302736458472012-06-03T01:45:00.004+08:002022-08-30T19:16:00.122+08:00Cesar Millan LIVE in Singapore Seminar<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I am looking forward to meet the world renown Mexican-born American dog trainer
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The reason I am attending the seminar not so much to learn about dog training but more to meet the guy and learn the way he conducts his seminar. I am familiar and very much agree with his training philosophy,
that dogs require strong 'pack leadership' from their
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(in that order). "Calm assertive" is also what I preach. Cesar is widely known for using his trademark verbal cue a <i>tsch</i> sounds. It's funny because in the last few years I've had clients making the <i>tsch</i> sounds in my presence and the dog totally ignores the owner. I've had to explain to them the<i> tsch</i> sounds isn't some kind of magic word or cue. Many of us would use words such "<i>NO</i>!" or "<i>AHH AHH</i>" (my preference). On it's own, words have no meaning to the dog. You have to follow through with a correction at a level that would deter the dog. In time the dog forms an association of the verbal cue with the unpleasant consequence and he learns to refrain from the negative behavior when the cue is given.</span></div>
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Okay, just in case you are wondering why I haven't blogged since November last year - first, the Christmas festivities in December and then Chinese New Year in January. The usual parties, meeting up with friends and Chinese New Year visits. After that I undertook a number of Doggie Projects - A Pet Care Talk at NUSS, a "How to Train Your Dog" TV program by Ngee Ann Poly's Mass Communication students and earlier this month shooting an episode of "Xiaxue's Guide To Life" on Dog Training. These have kept me really busy.</div>
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The Pet Talk at NUSS was a bit of a challenge, mainly because they don't allow dogs on their clubhouse. I mean how are you going to interest your audience without a dog? It can potentially be boring. And then I did my presentation with Powerpoint for the first time where in the past I have given talks mostly utilizing whiteboard and transparencies. You see, a lot of my IT knowledge are self taught. Fortunately I found someone, a poly graduate who is an animal lover and passionate about animal behavior to help me with the Powerpoint Slides as well as take care of running it during my talk. In the absence of a dog, I decided to play the part of a dog for the purpose of demonstration and audience participation.</div>
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Everything worked out fine. I also managed to secure sponsorship of goodie bags from Royal Canin - dog products, food, treat, toy and souvenir. Participants were very happy as the free gifts were worth more than the fee they paid for the talk. Registration exceeded the targeted 20. Everybody had a good laugh with me acting as a canine for participants to practice training on. The talk ended right on time.</div>
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Ngee Ann Polytechnic TV project - Alpha Dog<br />
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For this project I brought along Rolo, a parti color labradoodle. Rolo is a really people-friendly dog, not overly attention seeking. Students of Mass Communication are involved in the different aspect of TV production - Producer, Floor Manager, Cameraman, Host, Control Room and Post Production. They all adored him. The most difficult role must be that of the host. She was a bit nervous and had difficulty remembering her lines. Slides show :<br /><a href="https://youtu.be/-cxiGDwhxYA">https://youtu.be/-cxiGDwhxYA</a><br /><br /></div>
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<span class="caption">Xiaxue's Guide To Life </span><span class="caption">(<a href="http://clicknetwork.tv/guidetolife" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://clicknetwork.tv/<wbr></wbr><span class="word_break"></span>guidetolife</a>) </span><br />
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<span class="caption">Early this month I did a video shoot with </span><b>Wendy Cheng</b>, Singapore Blogger Queen better known by her pseudonym <b>Xiaxue</b>, a celebrity blogger who posts about her life, fashion and local issues. Her blog, which attracts about 50,000 readers per day, has won prestigious <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog_awards" title="Blog awards">blog awards</a> and earned her sponsorship deals, as well as stints as a columnist and <a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TV_show_host" title="TV show host">TV show host</a>. However, she is a contentious figure in the Singaporean <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blogosphere" title="Blogosphere">blogosphere</a>, with some of her offensive posts sparking national controversies.<br />
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<span class="caption">Shooting an episode of "</span><span class="caption">Xiaxue's Guide To Life" at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. "Xiaxue's Guide To Life" is an online tv program of Clicknetwork.tv which is owned by TV celebrity Irene Ang. It was supposed to be titled The Dog Whisperer. In this episode Wendy (Xiaxue) learns how to train a dog and teaches some simple tricks. I am very comfortable in front of a camera but I wasn't sure what it would be like working with Wendy. I have a certain impression of Wendy having read some of her blog posts. I must say I don't approve of her frequent use of the "fxxx" word and her overly cosmetic look but that doesn't mean I condemn her. It's just the way I feel and I don't pass judgement. It was a pleasant meeting I must say and she wasn't crude like I thought she would be and with no airs. Best of all, no "f" word was uttered!</span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Recently, there has been much discussion and debate about the uniquely Singaporean behavior of "chopping" seats at Food Court and Hawker Centres. "Chope"<span class="st"><i><i></i> </i>is a term used in Singapore to mean seat is taken, It is a simple, unwritten rule. Simple because you simply place a packet of tissue paper on the seat you want to reserve. I must say I've never done that myself. Ddoes that make me less Singaporean, I wonder? Whenever a discussion is generated in Forums you get lots people expressing unhappiness about such encounter. I am of the view that the people who does that isn't selfish even if they appear to be so. I mean we all know how crowded the popular Food Courts are during peak hours, especially at lunch time. Now if you don't do the "Chope" thing before you buy your food you'd be walking around or standing carrying your food tray for awhile. So this is an invention out of necessity. Nothing to be ashamed of. </span><br />
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<span class="st">"Chope" is also used in the context of reserving something or booking the services of someone. One thing for sure is that when demand is more than supply the "kiasu" Singaporean is likely to "Chope"!</span><br />
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Dogcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674910993510467971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139546620241441819.post-28949638912553652011-11-04T03:00:00.004+08:002022-09-02T15:34:03.905+08:00Home cooked Teochew Muay (rice porridge) lunch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Last Sunday we were invited by my elder sister to a home-cooked Teochew Muay (</span></b><span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef">porridge) </span><b><span style="font-weight: normal;">lunch at her place. What made her decide to host such an event was a call I made to her one day to notify her during the airing of the TV program, </span></b>Food Hometown 2 in which Chew Chor Meng 周初明, brought us from Singapore to China, 朝州,汕头,sampling and searching the origins of typical Teochew delicacy. Coincidentally another younger brother called her as well so that got her motivated. You see my elder sister Huang has been our family<span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef"><i><i> Sous-chef </i></i>in our childhood days. She helped in the kitchen and learnt from our late paternal grandmother as well as our parent</span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef">s so she is an expert in many traditional Teochew dishes and Kueh (snacks).</span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef"> We grew up eating this comfort food for breakfast, accompanied by a lot of salty preserved dishes such as Salted Eggs, Fermented Toufu, Pickled Caixin, Pickled Mustard, Salted Fish. I guess the best compliment to the cook is the excitement and enthusiasm of the guests</span><span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef">.</span></span></div>
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Sous-chef" style="font-size: medium;">The dishes brought back lots of happy childhood memories. Each dish connects us emotionally to the past with a story to tell. We relished the almost forgotten Pork Belly fried in Hay Bi Hiam (Chilli Dried Shrimp) and the Koo Chye (Chives) Omelette. These you rarely see them in the eateries. And there was the Salted Black Olive - something I've never touched for a long long time. It was the saltiest thing on earth. </span></div>
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We had Steamed Pek Tor (rabbit fish), Chinese Sausage, Stir Fried Sambal Long Beans, Stir Fried Cabbage, Steamed Fish Cake, Braised Pork with Taukua and Hard Boiled Egg. It seems nowadays you don't have to wait till Chinese New Year to get your hands on Pek Tor because it is being reared in fish farms. My sister specially included Fried Garlic Chicken for me even though this is NOT typical Teochew porridge fare, knowing it is one of my favourite. Not forgetting the all important condiments Vinegar Garlic Chilli sauce and Taucheo (fermented bean sauce). The porridge was of course cooked to perfection, the way it should be, not overcooked and with just the right amount of water in it.</span></div>
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Some dishes we remember with fondness from the old days and not found at eateries are Dried Cuttlefish (thinly shredded) in Omelette, Prawn and Potato in Tomato Sauce, Starchy Green Peas with diced Chicken. The common one you'll normally find in teochew muay (porridge) outlets would be CaiPo (Sweet Pickled Radish) Omelette.</span></div>
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<span closure_uid_sipnp8="176"><span closure_uid_agfqrh="150" closure_uid_bbtmlf="130" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The past month, particularly on weekends I've seen Singaporeans from all walks of life hiking along the Railway tracks. Groups of people were seen along the tracks at Stagmont Ring, near Hillview, Rail Mall and Bukit Timah Station near King Albert Park. Many articles have appeared on the newspaper and blogs, with many calling on the government to conserve the railway line. A group -“We support the Green Corridor”was formed by conservationists and nature experts to promote awareness in this respect. The stretches of lush greenery with it's fauna and flora provides a invaluable recreational space within our concrete jungle. The retention of the structures could serve as a reminder of our historical link with Malaysia.</span></span></div>
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Dogcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674910993510467971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139546620241441819.post-51339842662491708712011-07-13T12:01:00.001+08:002022-09-03T18:02:00.148+08:003 Dimensional Printer<div style="color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">This is definitely the most revolutionary product I have ever seen - a 3 Dimensional Printer. Most printers will print things in two dimensions. A 3 dimensional printer will take that into the third dimension and make it into something you can hold in your hand. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> It is sure to alter the way you think. The parameters of possibility have just overstepped the mark. </span></div><div style="color: white; font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">3D printing is a form of additive manufacturing technology where a three dimensional object is created by laying down successive layers of material. It is generally faster, more affordable and easier to use than other additive manufacturing technologies. 3D printers offer product developers the ability to print parts and assemblies made of several materials with different mechanical and physical properties in a single build process. Advanced 3D printing technologies yield models that can serve as product prototypes.</span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">By now I am sure most of us would have come to know the name Nicole Seah, a young 24 year old candidate of the National Solidarity Party standing for the election in Marine Parade GRC up against PAP team led by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. She is now the second most popular Singapore politician online after Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. To date she had amassed close to 31000 fans. I am not going to compare her with PAP candidate Ting Pei Ling as many have done online. I simply think she is a Gem among all the election candidates. In my younger days I used to listen in awe the speeches made by Minister Mentor, then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. Never would I have thought being moved in the same way listening to a young girl her age. No one would think that she's just another pretty face. I am so very impressed with her sincerity, maturity and conviction in this undertaking. She handles reporter's question like a seasoned politician. Her parents are so blessed to have a daughter like her. They ought to be proud and so too Singapore.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chinese magicians ares really a class of it's own. In this magic show performance which was part of the Lunar New Year Show 2011, you see this incredible feat of commanding gold fish in a tank to swim in formation. Later a painting of gold fish is transform to live ones. You watch before your very eyes the fishes swimming from the painting into a fish tank and come alive. This is done without the usual suspicious props. It's miraculous!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">I've heard it many times that seeing a rainbow is good luck or something good is coming your way so I did a little research. The rainbow symbolises good news, hope, redemption and the ending of gloom. The rainbow is a bridge between heaven and earth, between your earthly self and your higher enlightened self. The gypsies believe that to dream of a brightly coloured rainbow means a happy change is coming. Whatever it is I hope that there are some truth to it.</span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This rainbow seemed quite a 'big' one so it came as little surprise to me that a number of people have also witnessed it. One of my friend said he saw it too. On Facebook Jerome Lim posted the above shot, beautifully taken<span style="font-family: inherit;">.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Jerome is the winner of the </span><b><b style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">Best Individual Blog 2010 Runner-Up</b></b></span><span style="font-size: small;"> (2nd Runner-up) - Singapore Blog Awards 2010. His blogs are filled with<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">gorgeous photos</span></span>. <br />
<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/" style="color: blue;">http://thelongnwindingroad.wordpress.com/</a><span style="color: blue;"> </span><br style="color: blue;" /><a href="http://blog.omy.sg/hongkong/category/jerome/" style="color: blue;">http://blog.omy.sg/hongkong/category/jerome/</a></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another photo of the same rainbow posted on Facebook group YourSingapore.</span></div></div>Dogcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674910993510467971noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4139546620241441819.post-60993915788111441672011-03-24T00:48:00.000+08:002011-04-16T16:23:35.345+08:00RIP Elizabeth Taylor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" data-ft="{"type":"msg"}" style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody">I am saddened to receive news that the holywood actress Elizabeth Taylor has died yesterday in Los Angeles at the age of 79. A woman of great beauty she </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span class="messageBody"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">is remembered by many of us for her movie role as Cleopatra</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> and her colourful private life, which saw her married eight times to seven different men. She won two Best Actress Oscars</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> over the course of her career. She was married to Richard Burton twice, and often referred to him as the love of her life.</span> Elizabeth will reportedly be buried at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1300887154_0">Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery</span> in Los Angeles, next to her mother and father. RIP Elizabeth Taylor <br />
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<i>We are in Arahama area. Looks like there is a dog. There is a dog. He looks tired and dirty. He must have been caught in the tsunami. He looks very dirty.</i><br />
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<i>He has a collar. He must be someone's pet. He has a silver collar. He is shaking. He seems very afraid.</i><br />
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<i>Oh, there is another dog. I wonder if he is dead.</i><br />
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<i>Where?</i><br />
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<i>Right there. There is another dog right next to the one sitting down. He is not moving. I wonder. I wonder if he is alright.</i><br />
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<i>The dog is protecting him.</i><br />
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<i>Yes. He is protecting the dog. That is why he did not want us to approach them. He was trying to keep us at bay.</i><br />
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<i>I can't watch this. This is a very difficult to watch.</i><br />
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<i>Oh. Look. He is moving. He is alive. I am so happy to see that he is alive.</i><br />
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<i>Yes! Yes! He is alive.</i><br />
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<i>He looks to be weakened. We need to them to be rescued soon. We really want them rescued soon.</i><br />
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<i>Oh good. He's getting up.</i><br />
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<i>It is amazing how they survived the tremendous earthquake and tsunami. It's just amazing that they survived through this all.</i><br />
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According to the Japan Earthquake Animal Rescue and Support Facebook page, both dogs were rescued and are doing well. <br />
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<div dir="rtl">I spotted a family of Macaques Monkeys at Hua Guan Avenue recently. As monkeys do, family members preening each other. Besides the business of preening each other adults mate rather freely. I recall from my visits to Botanic Garden as a child witnessing with some degree of embarassment the mating of these primates. They are totally uninhibited nor disturbed by the presence of other monkey families or humans in the park.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are a few popular places that Singaporean Chinese visited during Chinese New Year in the 50's and 60's; Botanic Gardens is one of them. You can buy peanuts form hawkers at the entrance to feed the monkeys. As the years goes by the monkey population increased and became aggressive. In the 70's they had to be culled after a number of reported attacks on visitors, reducing the population to a very small number. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the year 1971 two monkeys were found dying on the roadside outside the Botanic Gardens in Tyersall Avenue. The monkey are believe to have been fed with poisoned bananas. This was most likely the work of an individual with a grudge against the animal because the authorities would not have used poison to eliminate them. I remember news reports of pallet gun being used.</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: justify;">I have spotted this Grey Heron at the pond in West Coast Park on many occasions when I am there to meet my students (dog training) at the nearby dog run. It seems this Heron have made this place his home. The pond is heavily populated with fish, like Telapias and Carps. Smart bird this one. Meals are always ready right there when it needs to eat.</div><br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This place actually makes an ideal place for a family picnic. There are lots of nature to explore - plants, insects, birds and fish.Children will get a kick out of feeding the fishes in the pond. Often you'll see people playing with their remote controlled motor boats on Sundays or Public Holidays. And for dog owners the dog run is really a blessing for our beloved canine companions. Parking is not a problem. For those who are unfamiliar with West Coast Park, this is not where the McDonald's restaurant is situated. It's closer to the wholesale center. Turn left if you are coming down Clementi Road.<br />
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<b>A</b><b> Dead Duck & a Fat Bill</b><br />
A woman brought a very limp duck to a veterinary surgeon. As she laid her pet on the table, the vet pulled out his stethoscope and listened to the bird's chest. After a moment or two, the vet shook his head sadly and said, "I'm sorry, your duck, Cuddles, has passed away." <br />
The distressed woman wailed, "Are you sure?".<br />
"Yes, I am sure. The duck is dead," replied the vet.<br />
"How can you be so sure?" she protested. "I mean you haven't done any testing on him or anything. He might just be in a coma or something.<br />
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The vet rolled his eyes, turned around and left the room. He returned a few minutes later with a black Labrador Retriever. As the duck's owner looked on in amazement, the dog stood on his hind legs, put his front paws on the examination table and sniffed the duck from top to bottom. He then looked up at the vet with sad eyes and shook his head. The vet patted the dog on the head and took it out of the room. A few minutes later he returned with a cat. The cat jumped on the table and also delicately sniffed the bird from head to foot. The cat sat back on its haunches, shook its head, meowed softly and strolled out of the room. The vet<br />
looked at the woman and said, "I'm sorry, but as I said, this is most definitely, 100% certifiably, a dead duck."<br />
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The vet turned to his computer terminal, hit a few keys and produced a bill, which he handed to the woman.<br />
The duck's owner, still in shock, took the bill.<br />
"$150!" she cried.<br />
"$150 just to tell me my duck is dead!" <br />
The vet shrugged, "I'm sorry. If you had just taken my word for it, the bill would have been $20, but with the Lab-Report and the Cat-Scan, it's now $150.Dogcomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00674910993510467971noreply@blogger.com0